Site Navigation Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont     Interstate 291 - Massachusetts Interstate 291 East U.S. 20 leaves Interstate 91 southbound for Interstate 291 eastbound via a high flyover near downtown Springfield. Travelers using this ramp are provided with advance signage for the Chestnut Street off-ramp (Exit 2A) into downtown. Chestnut Street joins the freeway with Liberty Street to the south and Massachusetts 20A (Carew Street) to the north. Photo taken 06/28/05. Interstate 291 eastbound begins initially as a four-carriageway roadway due to the interchange with Interstate 91. The inner carriageways serve interests from the north. Exit 2A departs here for Chestnut Street, while Exit 2A on the outer roadway (from Interstate 91 north) serves Dwight Street. Photo taken 06/28/05. The two eastbound carriageways converge just east of the Chestnut/Dwight Street interchange complex. A begin Interstate 291 sign assembly lies at the gore point ahead of the roadway merge. Photo taken 06/28/05. The first Interstate 291 & U.S. 20 eastbound reassurance shield assembly lies one quarter mile west of the Armory Street split-diamond interchange (Exit 3). Armory Street travels north from State and Federal Streets to Van Horn Park and Springfield Street near the Chicopee city line. Photo taken 06/28/05. Exit 3 leaves Interstate 291 & U.S. 20 eastbound for Liberty and Armory Streets. The interchange exists at the convergence of Armory and Liberty Streets, with Armory Street traveling northwest-southeast, and Liberty Street traveling southwest-northeast between downtown Springfield and Chicopee Falls. Photo taken 06/28/05. Interstate 291 & Massachusetts 20 eastbound reassurance markers posted after the Exit 3-onramp from Armory and Liberty Streets. Massachusetts 20 should be U.S. 20. U.S. 20 remains overlaps through to Exit 5A (Page Boulevard). Photo taken 06/28/05. Tapley Street passes over Interstate 291 & U.S. 20 at the Exit 4 ramp departure to St. James Avenue. St. James Avenue heads north from the McKnight and Bay section of Springfield to Athol Junction, East Springfield, and ultimately to Broadway Street and Chicopee Falls. Photo taken 06/28/05. Interstate 291 eastbound draws to a close at the signalized intersection with the Mass Pike access road and Burnett Avenue in Chicopee. Traffic to Interstate 90 (Massachusetts Turnpike) passes through the Exit 6 toll plaza before joining the freeway via a trumpet interchange. Burnett Avenue continues east to 1st Avenue and Chicopee Memorial State Park ahead. Photo taken 08/09/04. Interstate 291 West Approaching the Massachusetts Turnpike entrance and transition into Interstate 291 on Burnett Avenue west. Burnett Avenue comprises a surface boulevard through southeastern Chicopee and Ludlow through to junction Interstates 90 & 291. The Mass Pike travels east-west through Chicopee just north of Springfield between Interstate 91 and Ludlow. Photo taken 08/09/04. Mast arm supported traffic signals govern the movements between Burnett Road west, Interstate 291 east, and the Exit 6 interchange of Interstate 90. Interstate 90 comprises all of the Mass Pike between the New York State line southeast of Albany and Boston's Logan International Airport. Photo taken 08/09/04. Burnett Road transitions immediately into Interstate 291 westbound after the Mass Pike entrance ramp. The freeway passes under the Interstate 90 mainline and interchanges with Fuller Road at Chicopee Falls. Fuller Road parallels the Chicopee River west from Shawingan Drive to Massachusetts 33 (Memorial Drive). Massachusetts 141 (Main Street) follows the south banks of the river nearby and is accessible from Exit 6. Use Exit 6 for Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee. Photo taken 08/09/04. Interstate 291 crosses the Chicopee River between Fuller Road and Massachusetts 141 (Main Street). The next interchange brings U.S. 20 onto Interstate 291 westbound from Page Boulevard. Massachusetts 20A continues west along Page Boulevard via the original U.S. 20 alignment through to Carew Street and downtown Springfield. The pull-through panel in place here includes an Interstate 291 Massachusetts shield. Photo taken 08/09/04. A three-quarter cloverleaf-interchange facilitates the movements between Interstate 291 and U.S. 20 & Massachusetts 20A (Page Boulevard) at Exit 5. U.S. 20 meanders through Indian Orchard from Interstate 291 to Pasco Road and Boston Road. Massachusetts 20A parallels Interstate 291 & U.S. 20 west through East Springfield via St. James Boulevard. Photo taken 08/09/04. Reassurance shield assembly for Interstate 291 & U.S. 20 westbound posted after the two highways merge at Exit 5. U.S. 20 follows all of Interstate 291 from East Springfield west to junction Interstate 91 north (Exit 1B). Photo taken 08/09/04. Interstate 291 & U.S. 20 westbound continue southwest to the Athol Junction section of Springfield at Exit 4. A modified-diamond interchange joins the freeway with St. James Avenue and Page Boulevard near Tapley Street. Photo taken 08/09/04. Travelers to the Eastern States Exposition are advised well ahead of time to take Interstate 91 southbound (Exit 1A) from Interstate 291 & U.S. 20 westbound. The facility lies along Massachusetts 147 west of Interstate 91 (Exit 7) in West Springfield. Photo taken 08/09/04. Drivers destined for Connecticut's Bradley International Airport should also take Interstate 91 southbound from Exit 1A at the Interstate 291 western terminus. The airport lies west of Interstate 91 Exit 40 in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. Photo taken 08/09/04. Drawing to within one half mile of the Exit 4 ramp departure to Page Boulevard and St. James Avenue on Interstate 291 & U.S. 20 westbound. St. James Avenue travels north-south between Magazine & State Streets and Broadway Street in south Chicopee. Broadway Street meets Massachusetts 141 (Main Street) just west of Chicopee Falls. Photo taken 08/09/04. Exit 4 leaves Interstate 291 & U.S. 20 westbound for Page Boulevard and St. James Avenue. The eastbound off-ramp loops over the Interstate 291 mainline and merges with the southbound off-ramp ahead of Page Boulevard. Use St. James Avenue south for the Blunt Park and the McKnight and Bay section of the city. Photo taken 08/09/04. The first sign advising motorists of the Interstate 291 western terminus lies at the St. James Avenue over crossing 1.50 miles east of Interstate 91. There are no other end advisory signs posted along Interstate 291 west. Photo taken 08/09/04. Interstate 291 & U.S. 20 westbound reassurance shields posted after the Exit 4 on-ramp from St. James Avenue. Photo taken 06/28/05. Progressing westward toward downtown Springfield on Interstate 291 & U.S. 20 west. Pictured here is the 0.50-mile guide sign for the split-diamond interchange of Exit 3 with Liberty and Armory Streets. The surface streets cross paths at a traffic rotary above Interstate 291 between Stafford and Genesee Streets in central Springfield. Photo taken 08/09/04. The first diagrammatical overhead for the Interstate 91 and Exits 2A/B ramp split lies one mile east of the Interstate 291 end near Armory Street (Exit 3). Interstate 291 ends at a tri-level stack interchange with its parent at Pynchon Park along the Connecticut River. Photo taken 06/28/05. Truck traffic destined for Agawam via the South End Bridge (U.S. 5) should use Interstate 91 north to U.S. 20 west (North End Bridge) to U.S. 5 in West Springfield. U.S. 5 travels south along the west banks of the Connecticut River from there to Agawam and junction Massachusetts 57. Photo taken 06/28/05. Armory & Liberty Streets pass over Interstate 291 & U.S. 20 one half mile ahead of their split at junction Interstate 91. A set of overheads lie ahead of the Exit 3 overpasses to partition traffic into the north and southbound ramps of Interstate 91. Exit 2B leaves with Exit 1B for Interstate 91 north and Dwight Street. Exit 2A departs with Exit 1A for Interstate 91 south and Chestnut Street. U.S. 20 kisses Interstate 91 between Exit 2B and Plainfield Street before crossing the North End Bridge to West Springfield nearby. Photo taken 08/09/04. Traffic merging onto Interstate 291 & U.S. 20 westbound from Armory Street expand the carriageway to four lanes. Use either the Dwight Street (Exit 2B) or Chestnut Street (Exit 2A) off-ramps for the Springfield central business district to the south. Use Interstate 91 north for Chicopee (via Interstate 391) and Holyoke and south for Agawam and Longmeadow. Photo taken 08/09/04. U.S. 20 westbound departs Interstate 291 for Exit 1B to the North End Bridge and West Springfield. The federal route follows Westfield Street to Westfield from the Connecticut River. Interstate 91 northbound otherwise travels 1.50 miles to its split with Interstate 391 at Exit 12. Interstates 391 spurs north 4.46 miles to junction U.S. 202 in east Holyoke. Photo taken 08/09/04. Chestnut Street crosses over the Interstate 291 ramp partition of Exits 1B/A. Exit 2B descends from the northbound Interstate 91 on-ramp to Dwight Street below. Dwight Street intersects Massachusetts 20A (Carew Street) two blocks to the north. Photo taken 08/09/04. Exit 2A leaves the Interstate 91 southbound off-ramp onto Chestnut Street southbound for downtown Springfield. Chestnut Street intersects Liberty Street in two blocks as it enters the central business district. Traffic otherwise merges onto the left-hand side of Interstate 91 southbound ahead on the 25-mile drive to Hartford, Connecticut. Photo taken 08/09/04. A look at the inner carriageway of Interstate 291 & U.S. 20 west at the Dwight Street off-ramp (Exit 2B). Dwight Street parallels Chestnut Street north from State Street to Dover Street near Interstate 91 Exit 10. A return ramp onto Interstate 91 north is available at the end of Exit 2B. Photo taken 06/28/05. The Interstate 291 & U.S. 20 westbound transition onto Interstate 91 north features a slip ramp onto the Exit 9 collector/distributor roadway for the North End Bridge (U.S. 20). U.S. 20 cross the Connecticut River between Interstate 91 and a roundabout with U.S. 5 (Riverdale Road). Photo taken 06/28/05. Interstate 291 westbound ends at the partition between ramps to Interstate 91 north to junction Interstate 391 and U.S. 20 west across the North End Bridge. Greenfield (junction Massachusetts 2) lies 36 miles to the north along Interstate 91. Photo taken 06/28/05. Scenes pertaining to Interstate 291 Looking northward on St. James Avenue at the signalized intersection with Page Boulevard. The two intersect on the north side of the Exit 4 interchange with Interstate 291 & U.S. 20. St. James Avenue continues north toward Chicopee Falls. Page Boulevard ventures east to its merge with Massachusetts 20A (St. James Boulevard). Page Boulevard eventually becomes part of U.S. 20 east of Interstate 291 Exit 5. Photo taken 06/28/05. The westbound on-ramp to Interstate 291 & U.S. 20 from St. James Avenue southbound at Page Boulevard. The freeway continues a short distance to junction Interstate 91 near downtown Springfield. From there Interstate 91 continues south to Hartford, Connecticut, while U.S. 20 spans the Connecticut River into West Springfield. Photo taken 06/28/05. Page Updated September 23, 2006.